We compared jail booking and average daily jail population data for the periods immediately before and after the effective date of the Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act, and found that both bookings and average populations had declined beyond what would have been expected due to normal seasonal fluctuations.
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Evaluating a Prosecutor-Led Pretrial Diversion Program in Winnebago County: Interim Report
We reported interim findings from an ongoing evaluation of a deferred prosecution program in Winnebago County, Illinois.- In collaboration with the John Howard Association (JHA) of Illinois, we analyzed results from a large-scale survey on the quality of life in Illinois prisons.
- This brief describes Loyola's work helping expand treatment access for people returning from Illinois prisons, as part of the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN).
- An updated analysis of prison population data traces recent declines in the incarceration of women in Illinois.
- Loyola’s Center for Criminal Justice is collaborating with Winnebago County and the City of Rockford on a process and impact evaluation of their local Focused Deterrence Program.
- Limited data in the first month of implementation suggest that the PFA may be reducing jail usage, but the impact varies from county to county.
- A little over a month after the Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act went into effect, we summarize some preliminary observations on the rollout of the new law.
- Professors Don Stemen and David Olson of Loyola University Chicago CCJ examine whether crime has increased in places that have implemented bail reforms since 2017.
- Practitioner interviews suggest that bail is imposed for a broader range of purposes than is usually articulated, at least in public. Our analyses of available data show that bail’s practical results are different from those that are widely assumed. And our conversations with defendants—people who know the pretrial system from inside—have surfaced beliefs and perceptions about bail that are both disturbing and important.
- The Center collaborated with the Illinois Department of Corrections’ Planning and Research Unit to examine the number, characteristics, and circumstances of individuals on Mandatory Supervised Release (MSR, or “parole”) who violated conditions of their release and were returned to prison (i.e., “technical violators”).
- Examines plea negotiations in Milwaukee and St. Louis County.
- Examines the prevalence and factors that influence probation revocation in Cook County, Illinois.